Cover for cushion in upholstered furniture



Jan. 22, 1957 KATZNER 2,778,413

COVER FOR CUSHION IN UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE Filed Aug. 25, 1954 2Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR. -11. BENJ. KATZNER A TTORNE Y 1957 J. B.KATZNER 2,778,413

COVER FOR CUSHION IN UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE Filed Aug. 23, 1954 2Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.

J. BENJ. KATZNER ATTORNEY United States Patent COVER FOR CUSHION INUPHOLSTERED FURNITURE Jacob Benjamin Katzner, Baltimore, Md., assignorto Moses W. Rosenfeld and Harry B. Gorfine, Trustees, Baltimore, Md.

Application August 23, 1954, Serial No. 451,451

6 Claims. (Cl. 155-182) This invention relates to covers for cushions inupholstered furniture and the like.

Upholstered furniture usually comprises a separate, removable cushion,and when covers are provided for such furniture, it is the usualpractice to include with the cover for the upholstered chair a separatecover for the cushion. These cushion covers are ordinarily made in theform of a casing with some means, such as a drawstring or an elastictape, for drawing and closing the casing on the cushion. Inasmuch asthese cushions vary substantially in size and differ in shape, it isdifficult, if not almost impossible, to adjust these prior casings on acushion so as to obtain a neat, snug fit without gathers. Further, thecasings heretofore furnished as cushion covers, are somewhat diificultto launder so as to obtain a smooth finish.

It is the primary purpose of the instant invention to provide for acushion in upholstered furniture, an improved cover which will overcomethe aforesaid disadvantages of prior cushion covers, which will fit anysize cushion snugly and neatly, and which can be laundered with ease.

A further object of the invention is to provide a cover which can bereadily placed properly on and secured to a cushion without distortingthe proper shape of the latter.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an improvedcushion cover embodying means which will facilitate its conformance tothe cushion to which it is applied.

Other objects as well as the advantages and novel features ofconstruction of my new cover will appear from the following descriptionwhen read in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1is a perspective view showing one manner in which a preferred embodimentof the invention may be applied to a cushion;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the cover and cushion in reversedposition from that of Fig. 1, and showing the cover in an unwrappedcondition;

Fig. 3 is a partial perspective view of the left hand front corner ofthe cover and cushion, as viewed in Fig. 2, and showing an initial stepin wrapping the cover on the cushion;

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3 and shows the cover completelywrapped at the corner illustrated;

Fig. 5 is a partial perspective view of the right hand front corner ofthe cover and cushion, as viewed in Fig. 2, and illustrates a step inapplying the cover to such corner;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a modified form of the invention inunwrapped condition on a cushion;

Fig. 7 is a partial perspective view of the left hand front corner ofthe cover and cushion, as viewed in Fig. 6, and showing an initial stepin wrapping the cover on the cushion.

Fig. 8 is a view similar to Fig. 7 showing the next step in the wrappingoperation.

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Fig. 9 is a view similar to Figs. 7 and 8, and shows the covercompletely wrapped on the said corner.

Fig. 10 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 11 is a partial perspective view of the left hand front corner ofthe cover, as viewed in Fig. 10, and showing an initial step in wrappingthe cover on a corner of a small cushion;

Fig. 12 is a view similar to Fig. 11 showing the cover completelywrapped on such cushion cover; and

Fig. 13 is a view similar to Fig. 11 illustrating the appearance of thecover on such corner of a larger cushion.

Referring now more particularly'to Figs. 1 to 5 of the drawings, thecover illustrated therein is composed of three panels including twocover panels A and B and a front panel C which is connected to panels Aand B at the front of the cover. Although either panel A or B mayconstitute the top covering panel for a cushion D, in the followingdescription panel A shall be referred to as the top panel and panel B,the bottom panel. The top panel A and bottom panel B are similar in sizeand shape, being constituted of two rectangular blanks of fabric ofequal size. Panels A and B are of a size greater than the top of thelargest sized cushion of the particular type for which the cover hasbeen designed. These two panels are connected together along one sideedge by a seam I; the other side and rear edges of such panels beingfree and disconnected and the front edges of such panels being connectedtogether by the front panel C.

The front panel C is an elongated, substantially rectangularly-shapedstrip having a width substantially equal to the width of the cushions tobe covered. The longitudinal edge portions of panel C are connected tothe front edges of the covering or top and bottom panels A and B byseams extending from the free side edges of panels A and B to pointsshort of the connected side edges of panels A and B. The front edges ofthe connected side edge portions of panels A and B are connected to oneend edge of panel C by a seam designated 2. It will thus be seen thatpanels A, B and C form a corner pocket into which a cushion may beinserted readily from the rear or side of the cover. The connected sideedge portions of panels A and B have a combined width or depthsubstantially equal to the width of panel C. Panel C and the portions ofpanels A and B connected to the longitudinal edges of panel C have alength or dimension preferably about four inches greater than the widthof the largest sized cushion for which the cover is designed. Panels Aand B in a direction to the rear of panel C also preferably have adimension about four inchesgreater than the depth of the largest sizedcushion on which the cover is to be fitted.

At the junctures of the longitudinal edges of panel C with panels A andB, and joined to the cover by the seams connecting such parts are cords3, 3 covered by welting material 4, 4. These welted cords provide anattractive finished appearance to the front of the cover, but arechiefly included to provide stiffening members for facilitating a properfolding or wrapping of the cover on a cushion. Thus, when a cushion Dhas been inserted into the casing in the manner shown in Fig. 2 of thedrawings, the stiffened elements formed by the projecting ends of thewelted cords may be bent around the forward portion of a side face 5 ofthe cushion in the manner shown in Fig. 3 with such cords extending inparallelly-spaced fashion along the top and bottom side edges of suchface 5 to fix the cushion in proper, snug relation onthe cushion. Whenonce that has been done, the cover may be readily wrapped on the cushionin the following manner:

With the projecting ends of the welted cords lined in parallelism withand against the top and bottom side edges of the cushion face undertension, and with the projecting portion of panel C flat against theside face 5 of the cushion under tension, as shown in Fig. 3 of thedrawings, the projecting side edge portion of bottom panel B is foldedagainst such side face of the cushion and then the projecting side edgeportion of top panel A is folded over and against the folded side edgeportion of panel B, as shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings. The folded partsare then secured together and preferably to the cushion by a pluralityof fat -.=.ing members 6. While any suitable form of securing means maybe utilized, it also is preferred that each member be composed of aspiral-shaped pin having a head which may be decorative as well as handmanipulative. With the front and sides of the cover placed in positionon the cushion, the user may then enclose the back end of the cushion byfirst folding under tension, the rear ends of the overlapped side edgeportions of panels A and B against the rear face 7 of the cushion, asshown in Fig. 5, and then folding the projecting connected side edgeportions of panels A and B in a similar fashion against such rear face(note Fig. l). The projecting rear edges of panels A and B are thenfolded in overlapped relation against the cushion face 7' in the mannerexplained with respect to the projecting side edges of such panels andsecured in position on the cushion by fastening members 3 similar inconstruction to the members 6.

It will be understood that the projecting ends of the stiffening membersor welted cords may be manipulated in other fashions than the methodpreviously described to initiate the placement of the cover on thecushion so that a proper fitting is finally obtained. Thus, as shown inFigs. 7 to 9 of the drawings in respect to the embodiment illustrated inFig. 6, the projecting end of one of the cords may be positionedvertically along and against the front edge of the cushion face 5 undertension (note Fig. 7), then the projecting end of the other cord placedalongside one of the longitudinal edges of such cushion face undertension and so that the folded projecting portion of the front paneloverlies the projecting side edge of the bottom panel B (note Fig. 8),and then the projecting side edge of the top panel A folded over panelB, as shown in Fig. 9 of the drawings.

The embodiment shown in Fig. 6 of the drawings differs from thatpreviously described, in that the panels A, B are not joined by a seam 1along one side edge thereof and in that the panel C is made of a lengthequal to the width of panels A and B. The welted cords 3 along thejunctions of panels A, C and B, C also have a length equal to the lengthof panel C so that when this form of the cover is placed on a cushion,both ends thereof project outwardly from the cushion and may bemanipulated in the manner shown in Figs. 3 and 4 or in Figs. 7 to 9, orin any-other manner, to initiate the proper placement of the cover onthe cushion in the wrapping thereof on the latter. The rear projectingedge portions of the panels A and B may be wrapped on the cushion in themanner described with respect to the embodiment of Fig. 2 or in anyother suitable fashion.

It will be apparent that both of the above described embodiments of theinvention can be readily fitted to cushions of widely varying sizes andconfigurations snugly and neatly and without danger of producing anyundesirable gatherings in the exposed faces of the covered cushions. Dueto its readily manipulatable construction and the tension which may beapplied to the stiffening elements or cords, the cover can be made toconform exactly to the shape of the cushion to be covered with afacility that is not possible with heretofore known covers. As the coveris locked in position on the cushion under tension, it will maintain asmooth, unwrinkled condition even under relatively rough usage. Thecovers can readily be disassembled from the cushion by removing.

the fastening members and whipping it off the cushion. Due to their openconstruction, they can be easily laundered as should be quite evident.

The above described embodiments have been designed to fit the largestsized cushion in a range of sizes. It may also be desirable to designthe cover to fit the smallest sized cushion in a range of sizes. When sodesigned, the cover of the invention may have the constructionillustrated in Figs. 10 and 13 of the drawings. This cover, like thepreviously described embodiments, is composed of a top panel A, a bottompanel B and a front panel C". Like the embodiment of Fig. 2 the panelsA" and B are connected together along one side edge by a seam 1', theother side and rear edges of such panels being free and the front edgesof such panels being connected to the longitudinal edges of the frontpanel C". The front edges of the connected side edge portions of panelsA" and B" may be connected to one end of panel C in the manner shown inFig. 2 or such end may be provided with a tapering extension 10 to whichsuch edges are connected, as is shown in Fig. 10 of the drawings. Theextension 10 therefore will overlie the forward portion of one side of acushion. The cords covered by the welting material 4" extending alongthe longitudinal edges of panel C" are extended along the edges of theextension 10 and terminate at the apex of such extension and at one endof the seam 1. Thus, in this construction the tapered end of panel C"and the joined edge portions of panels A and B form a pocket for onefront corner of the cushion.

The seams connecting the longitudinal front edges of panel C to panelsA" and B extend from the extension 10 thereof to the points 11 adistance substantially equal to the length of the front edge of thenarrowest cushion for which the cover is designed. From the points 11,11 to the apex of the extension 12 in the other end of the front panelC", such panel C is free and disconnected from panels A" and B". As willbe seen from Figs. 10 to 13 of the drawings, extension 12 is ofsufiicient length to be wrapped around the other side of a cushion D,being long enough to be wrapped around such other side of the widestcushion D in the range of cushion sizes for which a particular coveringis designed. The extension 12 is tapered at its end in a manner similarto extension 10 and the cords and welting material 4 extend to the apexof such extension 12.

As shown more clearly in Fig. 10 of the drawings, the front edges of thepanels A" and B beyond the points 11, 11 are provided with forwardlyprojecting extensions 14 and 13 respectively, which may be seamedthereto, as shown, or formed integral therewith. These extensions 13 and14 enable the top and bottom panels to be properly adjusted on a cushionD, whether such cushion be the narrowest or the widest in the range ofcushion sizes for which the cover has been constructed. Figs. 11 and 12of the drawings, show the manner in which the extensions 12, 13 and 14are adjusted to the front corner of the: narrowest cushion. As shown inFig. 11, the projecting side edge portion of bottom panel B" is firstfolded against theside face 5 of the cushion D and then the extension 13thereof is folded against the front face of the cushion under panel C".In a similar manner, the projecting side edge portion of top panel A isfolded on the cushion side face 5 to overlapv the folded edge portion ofpanel B, and extension 14 of panel A" is folded on the front face. ofthe cushion under panel C to overlap extension 13. The extension 12 isthen folded on cushion face 5, as shown in Fig. 12 and with the weltedcords placed against the top and bottom of such face under tension, theextension is secured in position by a fastening member 6. If the cushionis wider than the cushion indicated in Figs. 11 and 12, the extensions13 and 14 may be first folded partly over the front face of the cushionand partly over the side face 5 thereof in the manner shown in Fig. 13.The projecting side edge portions of the panels A" and B" are thenfolded in overlapping relation on the cushion side face 5, after whichthe extension 12 is placed partly on the front face of the cushion andpartly on the side face 5 thereof in the manner previously described.

While in the embodiment illustrated in Figs. to 13, I have shown theextension 12 made with a tapered end, it will be understood that suchextension may terminate in a straight end so that the welted cordsthereof may be manipulated in the manners indicated in Figs. 3 to 5 and7 to 9 to wrap the cover on the cushion. It will be apparent to the artthat other changes and modifications may be made to the disclosedembodiments without departing from the spirit of the invention. Hence, Ido not wish to limit myself to such constructions, but intend to coverall constructions coming within the scope of the following claims.

I claim:

1. A cushion cover for covering a plurality of cushions of differentsizes and including a cover panel for each of the top and bottom facesof a cushion, and a front panel for covering the front face of thecushion, said front panel being elongated and having a lengthsubstantially greater than the width of the widest cushion in a range ofcushion sizes which the cover is designed to fit, said front panel beingsecured along its longitudinal edges to the front edges of said coverpanels for at least a distance approximately equal to the width of thenarrowest cushion in such range of cushion sizes, the front edges ofsaid cover panels being secured to one end of said front panel and theside edges of said cover panels adjacent to such end of the front panelbeing connected together so that the secured front and side edges ofsaid cover panels and said front panel form a pocket for the receptionof a cushion, the rear edge and the other side edge of each cover panelbeing free from the rear edge and other side edge of the other coverpanel and said front panel, and each of said cover panels beingsubstantially greater in area than the areas of the top and bottom facesof such widest cushion so that such free cover edges can be folded onthe sides of such cushion, cords attached to the longitudinal edges ofsaid front panel and extending from the closed side of the cover for adistance substantially greater than the width of such widest cushion tofacilitate the proper folding of the other end of said front panelaround the front portion of the side of the cushion over which the freeside edges of said cover panels are folded and in overlapping relationto suchside edges, and fastening means along the free rear and sideedges of said cover panels for holding the same and the folded end ofsaid front panel in folded condition on the cushion.

2. A cushion cover for covering a plurality of cushions of differentsizes and including a cover panel for each of the top and bottom facesof a cushion, and a front panel for covering the front face of thecushion, said front panel being elongated and having a lengthsubstantially greater than the width of the widest cushion in a range ofcushion sizes which the cover is designed to fit, said front panel beingsecured along its longitudinal edges to the front edges of said coverpanels for at least a distance approximately equal to the width of thenarrowest cushion in such range of cushion sizes, the front edges ofsaid cover panels being secured to one end of said front panel and theside edges of said cover panels adjacent to such end of the front panelbeing connected together so that the secured front and side edges ofsaid cover panels and said front panel form a pocket for the receptionof a cushion, the front edges of said cover panels being secured to saidfront panel from the closed side of the cover for.

a distance approximately equal to the width of such narrowmost cushionand beyond such distance being free of said front panel, said free frontedge portions of the cover panels being provided with forwardlyprojecting extensions to be folded on the front face of a cushion,

the rear edge and other side edge of each cover panel being free fromthe rear edge and other side edge of the other cover panel and saidfront panel, and each of said cover panels being substantially greaterin area than the areas of the top'and bottom faces of such widestcushion so that such free cover edges can be folded on the sides of suchcushion, cords attached to the longitudinal edges of said front paneland extending fro-m the closed side of the cover for a distancesubstantially greater than the width of such widest cushion tofacilitate the proper folding of the other end of said front panelaround the front portion of the side of the cushion over which the freeside edges of said cover panels are folded and in overlapping relationto such side edges, and fastening means along the free rear and sideedges of said cover panels for holding the same and the folded end ofsaid front panel in folded condition on the cushion.

3. A cushion cover for covering a plurality of cushions of differentsizes and including a cover panel for each of the top and bottom facesof a cushion, and a front panel for covering the front face of thecushion, said front panel being elongated and having a lengthsubstantially greater than the width of the widest cushion in a range ofcushion sizes which the cover is designed to fit so that at least oneend thereof can extend transversely beyond the associated side edge ofsuch widest cushion and be folded from such position upon such cushionside edge into overlapping relation with associated side edge portionsof said cover panels, the outer end of such extension being free fromsuch associated side edge portions of said cover panels, said frontpanel being secured along its longitudinal edges to the front edges ofsaid cover panels for at least a distance approximately equal to thewidth of the narrowest cushion in such range of cushion sizes, the rearedge and a side edge of each cover panel being free from the rear edgeand a corresponding side edge of the other cover panel, said free sideedges of said cover panels being the side edges of said cover panelsassociated with said extension of the front panel and being freethroughout the entire lateral distance extending from the free rearedges of such cover panels to the lines of connection of thelongitudinal edges of said front panel wtih the front edges of saidcover panels so that they can extend laterally beyond said associatedside edge of such cushion for the entire length of the latter, and eachof said cover panels being substantially greater in area than the areasof the top and bottom faces of such widest cushion so that the side edgeportions thereof can entirely cover the sides of such widest cushionwith the side edge portions thereof having said free side edges inoverlapping relation on said associated side edge of such cushion, cordsconnected between the longitudinal edges of said front panel and thefront edges of said cover panels for a distance approximately equal tothe width of the narrowest cushion in such range of cushion sizes, saidcords being attached to the longitudinal edges of said front panelbeyond such width and along the longitudinal edges of said extensionofsaid front panel to said free outer end thereof, and fastening meansfor holding the free rear and side edges of said cover panels and saidfolded extension of said front panel in folded condition on the cushion,

4. A cushion cover for covering a plurality of cushions of differentsizes and including a cover panel for each of the top and bottom facesof a cushion, and a front panel for covering the front face of thecushion, said front panel being elongated and having a lengthsubstantially greater than the width of the widest cushion in a range ofcushion sizes which the cover is designed to fit so that at least oneend thereof can extend transversely beyond the associated side edge ofsuch Widest cushion and be folded from such position upon such cushionside edge into overlapping relation with associated side edge portionsof said cover panels, the outer end of such extension being free fromsuch associated side edge portions of said cover panels, said frontpanel being secured along its longitudinal edges to the front edges ofsaid cover panels, the rear and a side edge of each cover panel beingfree from the rear edge and a corresponding side edge of the other coverpanel, said free side edges of said cover p nels being the side edges ofsaid cover panels associated with said extension of the front panel andbeing free throughout the entire lateral distance extending from thefrcerear edges of such cover panels to the lines of connection of thelongitudinal edges of said front panel with the front edges of saidcover panels so that they can extend laterally beyond said associatedside edge of such cushion for the entire length of the latter, and eachof said cover panels being substantially greater in area than the areasof the top and bottom faces of such widest cushion so that the side edgeportions thereof can entirely cover the sides of such Widest cushionwith the side edge portions thereof having said free side edges inoverlapping relation on said associated side edge of such cushion, cordsconnected between the longitudinal edges of said front panel and thefront edges of said cover panels, said cords at one end thereofextending in spaced, substantially parallel relation along thelongitudinal edges of said extension of said front panel to said freeouter end thereof and along the front edges of said cover panels to saidfree side edges thereof, W ereby said ends of the cords when foldedsubstantially vertically to the body or" said front panel against saidassociated cushion side edge will cause said extension and said freeside edges of the cover panels to be folded in overlapped relationagainst such cushion side edge, and fastening means for holding the freerear and side edges of said cover panels and said folded extension ofsaid front panel in folded condition on the cushion.

5. A cushion cover for covering a plurality of cushions of difierentsizes and including a cover panel for each of the top and bottom facesof a cushion, and a front panel for covering the front face of thecushion, said front panel elongated and having a length substantiallygreater than the Width of the widest cushion in a range of cushion sizeswhich the cover is designed to fit so that at least one end thereof canextend transversely beyond the associated side edge of such widestcushion and be folded from such position upon such cushion side edgeinto overlapping relation with associated side edge portions of saidcover panels, the outer end of such extension being free from suchassociated side edge portions of said cover panels, said front panelbeing secured along its longitudinal edges to along a part only of thefront edges of said cover panels and for at least a distanceapproximately equal to the Width of the narrowest cushion in such rangeof cushion sizes, the longitudinal edges of said extension of the frontpanel being disconnected from such front edges from one end of suchdistance to the outer side edges of the associated side edge portions ofthe cover panels, the rear edge and a side edge of each cover panelbeing free from the rear edge and a corresponding side edge of the othercover panel, said free side edges of said cover panels being the sideedges of said cover panels associated with said extension of the frontpanel and being free through out the entire lateral distance extendingfrom the free car edges of such cover pan ls to the lines of connec tionof the longitudinal edges of said front panel with the front edges ofsaid cover panels so that they can extend laterally beyond saidassociated side edge of such cushion for the entire length of thelatter, and each of said cover panels being substantially greater inarea than the coats of the top and bottom faces of such Widest cushionso that the side edge portions thereof can entirely cover the sides ofsuch Widest cushion with the side edge portions thereof having said freeside edges in overlapping relation on said associated side edge of suchcushion, cords connected between the longitudinal edges of said frontpanel and the front edges of said cover panels along their commonconnected edges, said cords being connected to the remainder of thelongitudinal edges of said front panel at the locations where they aredisconnected from said cover panels and defining the longitudinal edgesof said front panel extension, and fastening means for holding the freerear and side edges of said cover panels and said folded extension ofsaid front panel in folded condition on the cushion.

6. A cushion cover for covering a plurality of cushions of differentsizes and including a cover panel for each of the top and bottom facesof a cushion, and a front panel for covering the front face of thecushion, said front panel being elongated and having a lengthsubstantially greater than the Width of the Widest cushion in a range ofcushion sizes which the cover is designed to fit so that at least oneend thereof can extend transversely beyond the associated side edge ofsuch widest cushion and be folded from such position upon such cushionside edge into overlapping relation With associated side edge portionsof said cover panels, the outer end of such extension being free fromsuch associated side edge portions of said cover panels, said frontpanel being secured along a part only of its longitudinal edges to thefront edges of said cover panels for a distance at least approximatelyequal to the width of the narrowest cushion in such range of cushionsizes, the longitudinal edges of said extension of the front panel beingdisconnected from said cover panels commencing at one end of suchdistance and continuing to said outer free end of such extension, therear edges and the side edges of said cover panels associated with saidfront panel extension being free throughout their entire lengths so thatsaid cover panels can extend laterally beyond the rear and saidassociated side edges of the cushion for the entire lengths of suchcushion edges, and each of said cover panels being substantially greaterin area than the areas of the top and bottom faces of such widestcushion so that the sides and rear edges of the cushion will be entirelycovered, said cover panels being provided on said associated sideportions thereof with extensions of diminished area to be folded inopposite directions around an edge portion of a cushion on which saidfront panel extension may be applied in overlapping relation to saidcover panel extensions, cords connected between the longitudinal edgesof said front panel and the front edges of said cover panels along theircommon connected edges, said cords being connected to the remainder ofthe longitudinal edges of said front panel at the locations Where theyare disconnected from said cover panelsap l defining the longitudinaledges of said front panel extension, and fastening means for holding thefree rear and side edges of said cover panels and said folded extensionof said front panel in folded condition on the cushion.

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